Shocking video shows moment lorry driver crashed after looking at phone narrowly avoiding hitting three people
Watch CCTV of the moment lorry driver Raymond Catterall collides with a stationary car on a major road, narrowly avoiding hitting three people standing on a nearby grass verge, after repeatedly looking down at his phone.
Shocking video[1] shows the moment a lorry driver crashed after being distracted by his phone.
In dashcam footage and CCTV[2], Raymond Catterall can be seen looking down at his phone before swerving on the A55 at Tal-y-Bont, Gwynedd in Wales[3] and crashing into bushes. Catterall collided with a broken down car and narrowly avoided hitting three people and a dog standing on a grass verge.
Lorry driver crashed into car after looking at phone. | Crown Prosecution Service
Raymond Catterall, 44, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and using a handheld mobile phone whilst driving. At Caernarfon Crown Court on August 30, Catterall was given an eight-month suspended prison sentence, 150 hours of unpaid work, a three-month curfew and a 12-month driving disqualification.